SURVIVORS
Chapters 317. Bekasi
The night has come back down. Dean and his team felt they had enough rest since noon. The island has also been cleared. So they planned to leave after relaxing for a while, after dinner.
"Is everything in order?" ask Dean.
"The cookware is in order" replied Widuri.
"Okay, we keep everything. You guys get some rest too. Tomorrow we need you again, in exchange for standing guard."
"Of course Dean, we're ready to do the job" said Niken.
They all disappeared into storage. All the equipment that was removed was also stored back.
"You guys ready?"
"Yes, ready!"
"Let's go!"
The four of them shot up and looked around, before flying back.
They passed through many large and small islands along the way. But everything is pitch dark. No one seems to have survived if the island was too small.
Around midnight.
"Look at the light there!" show Robert. "It looks like we've reached the island of Java" he added.
"We'd better fly higher to see the situation" Dean said.
"Good!"
The four continue their journey. The main goal is in sight. But to avoid suspicion they must fly higher, so as not to be seen by the common eye.
Within half an hour, they reached the beach. The place looks more alive. There are quite a number of emergency lights installed in various places. Although there is no vehicle activity at this time, it can be understood, because it is late at night.
But what was surprising was the light they had seen from a distance earlier. It was a flame that came out continuously from within the ground. Maybe it was a flame from the fuel storage that exploded due to the hot temperature. Around it the building looks badly damaged.
"It's Jakarta. See the harbour and bay. It's all ruined, but we can see the trail."
"You're right, Alan," said Sunil.
"Let's see the surroundings."
All returned to fly across the city that did not escape disaster. Almost all the trees are dead. However, there were still many large and powerful buildings standing.
"It's likely that residents survived, evacuated to those buildings," Robert said.
"What do you think about the airport?" ask Sunil.
Dean shakes.
"It's hard to say. The airport is an open place. Heat attacks can melt glass and iron. We can see here. These tall buildings survived because they were made with concrete. Not with the glass windows."
Sunil nodded in understanding.
"Where are we going now?" ask Alan.
"Find a deserted place, and land there. Tomorrow morning we look for the whereabouts of each other's families" Dean said.
"okay!"
They wandered around for a while looking for a place that was completely quiet, without any light. It was a bit far from the crowd of tall buildings. Maybe a little suburban.
"That's it!" said Robert.
"All right."
They went down while looking at the surroundings. But the place was completely deserted and dark. Some houses collapsed and the walls were destroyed. May be less powerful to withstand the heat of the sun. But there was no human body there. Must have been evacuated by officers. But the smell of carcasses still smells strong. It's probably a wild animal carcass strewn with heat death.
With sharp eyes, they combed through the selected area. All the dead mice and birds that were seen were collected and buried.
"Ah, it's much better now" Alan said. He couldn't stand the stench of the carcass.
Robert burned the land they chose, so that no more maggots or worms would come out when they rested.
"okay."
Dean took out four stone slabs for them to sleep on. And four glasses of drinking water. They slept under the moonlight, without the slightest illumination of the fire.
"Heh. Wakes up. Wake up!"
Someone's shaking Dean's leg hard.
Dean woke up with great surprise. They fall asleep because they are tired. Then someone else was found. Sunil, Alan and Robert woke up.
"You who? How did it get here?" ask the guy.
Dean considered, the person was not an officer, because he was not wearing a typical uniform.
"Hey, how dumb!" sniped the other one rough.
Alan came forward with emotion. But Dean's got him.
"I'm sorry, I'm a little surprised and confused. We are from .... Where is this exactly?" cheapskate Dean.
"The man asked back. Just take them. Intruders are unclear!" the other hardik is rude.
"Hey! What do you mean intruder? We survived and walked from Java. Go home and find my parents!" alan strongly denied.
"Where's your family home?" ask the others not to believe.
"At Lembayung Flats, West Jakarta," replied Alan smoothly.
The people looked at each other doubtfully. That's why my friend asked me where this is. We arrived last night. It's dark, so we don't know where we've reached" Sunil added.
"How did you survive?" the first person suspected.
"Hey, is that how you deal with the survivors? Too full of fun! Then how did you survive? Don't you guys are intruders from other areas!" Alan looked at them sharply.
"Have ... done that. The situation again this way, why still want to find the enemy. We are both looking for relatives. Why not join."
A voice sounded from behind.
"But bang, the more members, the less we allot!" obviously a man, showing his objection.
"We will not join you. Then find your own way. So you don't have to worry" Alan looked.
"Yes already then. Just for information, this is still the Bekasi area," said the person called Bang, earlier.
"Okay, thank you Bang."
Those guys are moving away and don't care about Dean and his team anymore.
"It turns out they were also part of the survivors of the disaster" Sunil murmured subtly.
"Well, it's morning now. It seems food is becoming a rare item now. Then we should also skimp."
Dean only gave a glass of water to a stomach filler that morning.
"Out again!" Alan Pinta.
"Silent. If we drink water, we always have. You can drink as much as you want" Robert joked with a small laugh.
Well, that morning their stomachs were only filled with immortal water. But that was enough to add energy.
Dean asked about the address of Widuri, Chandra, Indra and Niken. They discuss the nearest area to visit first. Niken in the east, Indra in the South, Widuri in the suburbs towards Depok, Chandra doctors in the residential complex in the west, and Alan, also in the west.
So they decided to find the residence of Niken's parents in East Jakarta first.
"From now on we walk. So, don't complain." Dean reminded.
Everyone nodded and walked with vigor and anxious expectation. I hope the team's family members are still safe.
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